Comments Off on Green light for The World’s first floating luxury homes in Dubai

The World , Dubai’s artificial archipelago of over 300 islands, will soon be home to 33 luxury floating homes , each with its own garden, pool, and beach and tailor-made to the client’s tastes. Created as part of Oqyana World First, these private island homes were recently given the go-ahead by the Dubai-based government entity Nakheel. Architecture firm Waterstudio.NL collaborated with Jean-Michel Cousteau to design the floating islands, which will also be engineered to provide new underwater habitat for sea life. Read the rest of Green light for The World’s first floating luxury homes in Dubai Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Amillarah , artificial archipelago , artificial islands , dubai , floating homes , floating islands , jean-michel cousteau , nakheel , Ogyana World First , The World , Waterstudio.nl

Comments Off on A Pothole Turns The Bluebird EV Land Speed Record Attempt into a Disaster

The ultra-aerodynamic Bluebird electric vehicle set out to set a new land speed record for the UK last Saturday, but the run resulted in a shockingly bad accident instead. The Bluebird reportedly struggled with poor visibility and struck a pothole, which sent the green EV sliding sideways at speeds of over 100 miles per hour over the slippery Pendine Sands in Wales. Read the rest of A Pothole Turns The Bluebird EV Land Speed Record Attempt into a Disaster Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alternative transportation , Bluebird EV , Don Wales , electric car , electric vehicle , green automotive design , green transportation , Joseph Wales , land speed record attempt , Pendine Sands

Comments Off on The Sharpshooter Electric Bike Doubles As a Lifesaving Search and Rescue Device

The Sharpshooter electric bike from designer Jurmol Yao is designed as a modern green vehicle for the Coast Guard to get search and rescue teams to the water more quickly than a traditional bike . But when they get there, the Sharpshooter’s front wheel also doubles as a lightweight, throwable life preserver, and the bike pedals and back wheel serve as a winch for pulling the device and victim back to safety. Read the rest of The Sharpshooter Electric Bike Doubles As a Lifesaving Search and Rescue Device Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alternative transportation , Coast Guard Bike , concept vehicle , electric bicycle , electric bike , green bike design , green transportation , Jurmol Yao , Sharpshooter Bike , transforming concept vehicle

Comments Off on Floating Islands: Using Garbage to Clean Polluted Water

A small company based in rural Montana has big dreams for using post-consumer plastic waste to restore fish populations, sequester carbon, remove water pollution — and create unlimited amounts of new waterfront property.